English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Be" in Example Sentences
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59260	The population of this country is smaller than that of the United States.	CK
279765	The population of Tokyo is about five times as large as that of our city.	CK
3147927	The quality is good enough and more importantly it's in your price range.	CK
323884	The question is not what education is for so much as how you go about it.	CM
1990412	The series of crimes were thought to have been committed by the same man.	CK
50317	The serious job shortage is also affecting those illegal foreign workers.	CM
266178	The summit talks are to be broadcast simultaneously throughout the world.	CM
50673	The waiter was such a nice man we didn't like to complain about the meal.	CM
2951423	There are a lot of people who believe that Tom really is a time traveler.	Hybrid
681065	There's a general sense that something should be done about unemployment.	Source_VOA
3189050	There's an interesting article in this magazine about education problems.	patgfisher
681503	They renovated their grandmother's house and brought in modern furniture.	Source_VOA
57926	This area was first settled by the Dutch more than two hundred years ago.	CK
422017	This financial audit also includes an evaluation of the company's assets.	blay_paul
55493	This is a picture of the first train that ran between Tokyo and Yokohama.	CK
55819	This is the largest tanker that has ever been constructed in our country.	CM
57317	This room is very small, so it is impossible to put more furniture in it.	CK
268553	Though it was a muggy night, she went to bed with all the windows closed.	CM
53970	To make matters worse, he isn't even conscious of annoying his neighbors.	CK
2639597	Tom always seems to be very busy and doesn't seem to have much free time.	CK
2946069	Tom and Mary's relationship was very volatile and they argued constantly.	patgfisher
1029753	Tom asked for Mary's address and wrote it down on a piece of scrap paper.	CK
3130178	Tom got his girlfriend's name tattooed on his arm, but then she left him.	Hybrid
2957222	Tom is probably the only one around here who knows how to play the cello.	CK
1093353	Tom knew it was going to be tough to convince Mary to go to the hospital.	CK
1202228	Tom passed away last winter after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.	CK
3001506	Tom says he's no longer interested in working as a professional musician.	CK
2958239	Tom stopped knocking on the door as soon as he realized Mary wasn't home.	CK
2649538	Tom usually plays a good game of tennis, but he's not in good form today.	sharptoothed
3067056	Tom was sitting in a comfortable armchair, reading the evening newspaper.	CK
3268368	Tom was so engrossed in his book that he didn't hear the front door bell.	patgfisher
63309	Two hundred houses were burnt down in the fire which broke out yesterday.	CK
52233	Unless it rains in Ethiopia soon, there could be severe drought problems.	CK
40303	We were running out of gas, and what was worse, it began to snow heavily.	mcq
247833	We were to be married in May but had to postpone the marriage until June.	CK
2953910	We're having difficulty finding someone who'll lend us the money we need.	CK
269509	Were a serious crisis to arise, the government would have to act swiftly.	CM
954530	What does seem clear is that we need to spend more money on this project.	CK
283673	What he said yesterday is not consistent with what he had said last week.	CK
265718	When he was young, he was so poor that he virtually had to live on gruel.	CM
635431	When I was young, my father often talked to me about the Golden Pavilion.	Scott
667949	When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.	CK
52749	When John's neighbor saw John selling drugs, she blew the whistle on him.	Swift
325254	When the storm was over, we began to make preparations to leave the port.	Eldad
3205279	When were you planning on telling Tom that he has to work late on Monday?	CK
281460	Which one of Japan's historical characters do you identify yourself with?	CM
3023153	Why are you here in Boston? You're supposed to be in Chicago, aren't you?	CK
1474658	Would it be possible to set up a meeting with us on April fifth or sixth?	CK
954687	Would you eat the last cookie on the plate if other people were watching?	CK
18060	You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.	CK